package cups-daemon 2.1.3-4 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting a removal

[ajinkya]

not update successfully and package is bad

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: cups-daemon 2.1.3-4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-53.74-generic 4.4.30
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-53-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
CupsErrorLog:

Date: Sat Dec 10 20:41:21 2016
DpkgHistoryLog:
 Start-Date: 2016-12-10 20:41:13
 Requested-By: ajinkya-im-possible (1000)
 Upgrade: apport:amd64 (2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1, 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.2), python3-apport:amd64 (2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1, 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.2), apport-gtk:amd64 (2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1, 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.2), python3-problem-report:amd64 (2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1, 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.2)
 Remove: printer-driver-splix:amd64 (2.0.0+svn315-4fakesync1), bluez-cups:amd64 (5.37-0ubuntu5), printer-driver-hpcups:amd64 (3.16.3+repack0-1), printer-driver-postscript-hp:amd64 (3.16.3+repack0-1), hplip:amd64 (3.16.3+repack0-1), printer-driver-gutenprint:amd64 (5.2.11-1), cups-core-drivers:amd64 (2.1.3-4ubuntu0.1), cups-daemon:amd64 (2.1.3-4), cups:amd64 (2.1.3-4ubuntu0.1), indicator-printers:amd64 (0.1.7+15.04.20150220-0ubuntu2)
DuplicateSignature:
 package:cups-daemon:2.1.3-4
 Removing cups-core-drivers (2.1.3-4ubuntu0.1) ...
 dpkg: error processing package cups-daemon (--remove):
  package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should
ErrorMessage: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting a removal
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-12-03 (7 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
Lpstat: Error: command ['lpstat', '-v'] failed with exit code 1: lpstat: No destinations added.
MachineType: Sony Corporation VPCCB45FN
Papersize: a4
ProcCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-53-generic root=UUID=e703e877-2af5-49c0-90d6-27a018ee1929 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-53-generic root=UUID=e703e877-2af5-49c0-90d6-27a018ee1929 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
 apt 1.2.15
SourcePackage: cups
Title: package cups-daemon 2.1.3-4 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting a removal
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 09/27/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: R2110V2
dmi.board.asset.tag: N/A
dmi.board.name: VAIO
dmi.board.vendor: Sony Corporation
dmi.board.version: N/A
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: N/A
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Sony Corporation
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrR2110V2:bd09/27/2011:svnSonyCorporation:pnVPCCB45FN:pvrC60A1P3G:rvnSonyCorporation:rnVAIO:rvrN/A:cvnSonyCorporation:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: VPCCB45FN
dmi.product.version: C60A1P3G
dmi.sys.vendor: Sony Corporation

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Robie Basak (racb)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better.

This is probably due to us pulling 2.1.3-4ubuntu0.2 in bug 1676380.

Can you run "sudo apt-get update" and then "sudo apt-get -f install"? Does that help?

If that doesn't work, please can you report what mirror you're using, and post the output of "apt-cache policy cups"? 2.1.3-4ubuntu0.2 should no longer be visible to apt-get unless your mirror is out-of-date, or there's some other problem somewhere, so it would be helpful to identify this.

[Alberto Salvia Novella (es20490446e)]

After doing the above, please set status back to "confirmed". Thank you.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for cups (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]